Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19

---Messrs. Asa Crowder and Robt.
Bone, of White county, have been
here this week on business connected
with the Chancery Court.
ID. O. Jenkins has just opened
large show case full of fresh fancy
candies, all of the most delicious va
rieties.
Mr.. w. T. Vaughan, of the feath-
er renovator firm, was summoned to
his home in Williamson county
Wednesday by the sickness Of his
mother.
-Messrs. w. E. B. Jones and F.
M. Smith, of the McMinnville bar,
attended Chancery Court at Manches-
ter the first two or three days Of this
week.
Mr.. J. l.. McGehee, who has been
at Vicksburg, Miss, for some time
in the stock trade, returned homelast
Tuesday. He left on Thursday with
more stock for Vicksburg.
Remember when you need grocer
ries and family supplies of any kind
that the stock of d. o. Jenkins is re-
plenished every week, consequently
is always fresh.
Rev. A. Il. Crawford, DR.. j. M.
Burger, Mrs. L. ]. Hubble and Mrs.
F. M. Smith went to Nashville
Thursday morning as delegates to
the State Temperance Alliance.
w. S. Maddux d Co. are always
ready to supply your every want in
the saddlery and harness line. Have
them put all your "gear" in thorough
repair before beginning spring work.
MIR. Levi Wilson shipped half a
car load of fine mules from this place
to Vicksburg, Miss, last Saturday.
A car load from Sparta passed down
the road the same day, also for Vicks-
burg.
The South Bend Chilled Plow
took thepremium over all other chill
ed plows at the Louisville Exposi-
ton. They are sold in McMinnville
by Morford & Biles.
Nashville Americans: Invitations
have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Hoodenply, for the mar
riage of their daughter, Flora, to
Robt. T. Quarles, Tuesday, Feb. %,
1890 p. M, at their residence, Nc
Minnville, Tenn.
Gov. Taylor on Wednesday re-
appointed Capt. F. H. Grass Deputy
Warden of the Penitentiary. Thus
our worthy townsman, Mr.. A. H.
Gross, who was an applicant for the
position, gets left. We wish Mr..
Gross better luck in something else.
Some towns are born on a boom,
some achieve booms, and some have
booms thrust upon them. McMinn-
vile was born before the days OF
booms, and all of the present popula-
ton will likely takes journey to far
country before boom is thrust upon
us. Logically then but one way to a
boom remains for us-we must
achieve it.
That elaborately illustrated
monthly, Home Life, and its attrac,
tive little companion, The Pearl, fol
February, are both or our table
They contain some fine works of art
in the way of illustrations, while theil
reading columns are filled with the
choicest literature. Both papers sem
to one address one year for one dollar
Published at New York.
Our Chancery Court did not oper
until Wednesday, Chancellor Beard
en- being detained in Nashville unit
that day on business before the Su
preme Court. The bids on the Annil
Cotton Mills were reopened, and th'
company which purchased the stocl
therein of Asa Faulkner, decd, tool
an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Capt. A. J. McWhirter, of Nash
vile, spent several days of this weel
here as the representative of a syndi
cate of large capitalits, who are de
sirous of purchasing the Caney Forl
Falls property. The syndicate ha
abundant capital and, if they secur
the property, will expend severa
: hundred thousand dollars there il
manufacturing enterprises.
The handsomest seed catalogu
we have ever seen is one receiveC
this week from Vaughan's Seed Store
AZ La Sale Street, Chicago. 1t con
tains over 20 quarto pages, and is